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TSMC reportedly plans to build 12 fabs, four packaging facilities in Arizona — plan purportedly part of Taiwan's agreed $500 million investment in the US (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Anton Shilov | get TSMC Chip Manufacturing Kit → | tags: tsmc, arizona, fabs

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Global semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025 as TSMC pulled further ahead (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Luke James | get TSMC Silicon Chip Kit → | tags: tsmc, semiconductor foundry, ai gpus

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The global helium storage is a direct threat to the chipmaking supply chain — disruption impacts critical processes, high-capacity HDDs, and alternative supplies are plagued by delays (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-31 | by Luke James | get Helium Leak Detector → | tags: helium, qatarenergy, semiconductor

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TSMC industrial espionage saga heading to verdict next month in unprecedented Taiwan National Security Act case — former engineer accused of stealing 2nm technical info, faces a total of up to 20 years in prison if found guilty (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-30 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: tsmc, industrial espionage, taiwan national security act

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A Helium Shortage Is About to Hit the Chip Industry. Here’s Why That’s a Huge Problem. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-30 | by Jonathan Small | get Helium Tank for Labs → | tags: helium, qatar, tsmc

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TSMC's 3nm capacity is now reserved for its biggest customers only (techspot.com)

2026-03-30 | get TSMC 3nm Chip Kit → | tags: tsmc, 3nm, foundry

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Start your AM5 build off right with an incredible deal on a Ryzen 9 9900X processor — get $185 off and walk away with the centerpiece of your new or upgraded PC for only $314.99, an all-time low (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-25 | by Joe Shields | tags: ryzen 9 9900x, amd, am5

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 leak makes 2027’s Ultra phones look both exciting and scary (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-25 | get Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 → | tags: snapdragon 8 elite gen 6, qualcomm, tsmc 2nm

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Arm moves beyond IP with AGI CPU silicon — 136-core data center chip targets AI infrastructure with Meta as lead partner (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-24 | by Luke James | get ARM Neoverse V2 Processor → | tags: arm, agi cpu, meta

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Arm Unveils New AGI CPU With Meta As Debut Customer (slashdot.org)

2026-03-24 | get ARM Cortex-A78AE Processor → | tags: arm, agi cpu, meta

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Arm Is Now Making Its Own Chips (wired.com)

2026-03-24 | by Lauren Goode | get Arm Developer Kit → | tags: arm, tsmc, agi cpu

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Broadcom sounds the alarm as chip demand is pushing TSMC to its limits (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | get TSMC Chip Manufacturing Kit → | tags: broadcom, tsmc, chip demand

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The most innovative Asia-Pacific companies of 2026 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-24 | tags: tsmc, tokyo electron, varaha

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Elon Musk Unwraps $25 Billion Terafab Chip-Building Project (cnet.com)

2026-03-24 | by See Full Bio | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: tesla, terafab, samsung

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OpenAI calls out Microsoft reliance as risk in investor document ahead of expected IPO (cnbc.com)

2026-03-23 | by Lora Kolodny Ashley Capoot | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: openai, microsoft, tsmc

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How Elon Musk plans to build his own chip empire in Texas (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-23 | get Neuralink Brain Chip Kit → | tags: elon musk, tesla, spacex

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Elon Musk Just Announced Plans to Build Chip Factories That Will Produce Double What the Entire U.S. Makes Today (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-23 | by Jonathan Small | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: terafab, spacex, tesla

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Elon Musk announces Terafab project he claims will be the 'largest chip manufacturing facility ever' (engadget.com)

2026-03-22 | get ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero → | tags: terafab, tesla, spacex

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STMicro to deploy humanoid robots to its legacy fabs in Europe — over 100 humanoid robots to be used for routine and physically demanding tasks in fight for efficiency (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Robotics Humanoid Assistant Kit → | tags: stmicroelectronics, humanoid robots, fabs

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Electron microscopy shows 'mouse bite' defects in semiconductors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-13 | by David Nutt | get SEM Inspection Kit → | tags: semiconductor defects, tsmc, electron microscopy

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M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-03 | get MacBook → | tags: m5 chip family, apple silicon, fusion architecture

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Xous security focused open source on 22nm custom silicon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-02 | get Nanocells → | tags: baochip-1x, xous, tsmc

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Trump administration considers linking chip tariff exemptions to TSMC's US investment expansion (techspot.com)

2026-02-10 | get TSMC → | tags: allow, allow tsmc, approval

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TSMC is on track to have more employees than Intel for the first time in history — TSMC's explosive growth stands in contrast to Intel's rapid contraction (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-06 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: employees, intel, nvidia

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Leaker claims AMD Zen 6 will feature 48MB of L3 cache — keeping L3 cache-to-core ratio the same as Zen 5 with Zen 6's 12-core CCD (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-30 | by Aaron Klotz | get CPU → | tags: architecture, cache, ccd core

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Rumor claims AMD Zen 6 will feature 48MB of L3 cache — keeping L3 cache-to-core ratio the same as Zen 5 with Zen 6's 12-core CCD (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-30 | by Aaron Klotz | get CCD → | tags: cache, ccd core, core

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Nvidia set to supplant Apple as TSMC's top customer, signaling chip industry's 'changing dynamic' (cnbc.com)

2026-01-26 | by Kif Leswing | get Graphics Card → | tags: apple, nvidia, revenue

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TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-16 | get Nanopore → | tags: believe, chips, earnings

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Apple forced to ‘fight’ for chip capacity, pay higher TSMC prices: report (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-15 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, apple tsmc, boom

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TSMC 'very nervous' about AI bubble concerns despite another record-setting quarter, but assured of demand — CEO says careless investment 'would be a disaster for TSMC for sure,' company will invest $52-$56 billion in capex (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: billion, foundry, tsmc